Ocasio-Cortez: 70 percent tax on mega-rich could pay for Green New Deal

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By Zoya TeirsteinJan 6, 2019, 11:05 pm158 pts
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a lot of big ideas, including the Green New Deal, an economy-wide green jobs initiative to combat climate change. But big ideas require big funding — and she has a new plan to make that happen. In an interview with Anderson Cooper on Sunday’s 60 Minutes,…

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